ID this location? A tough one!

You wind up in hilly woodlands as you leave the coastal plains of each station location,that's why the "toss up" between GY and MY.

I have to respectfully disagree on both GY and MY. I've been fortunate to work at both locations, especially at Montauk. Montauk does have some significant terrain as you approach the last crossing, but it's much farther than what you see in the second picture. Also, if you look at pictures dating back to pre-WW II, just about all of the hills there were bare, save scrub oak and brush. Poke through Arrt's archives regarding Montauk, especially during the Camp Wikoff period, and you'll see the hills are both farther away and bare. Also the early Montauk stations were closer to the water, not far from Fort Pond Bay, so that would be more apparent in the second pic. Greenport is a nearly flat grade into the village.

I'd go with K&K and say Richmond Hill. I've also frequented that station up to about 2011 and would ride a CE out there to get Alfie's (pizza) or Jahn's, and catch it on the way back from Pond. I've often wondered what it was like prior to elevation, and that second pic may be it. Right as the ROW hits Forest Park, there's a big ridge and you have quite a few steep grades going from there to Maspeth. Must have been fun firing that prior to elevation with a steam engine.

Richmond Hill was a wood framed building, thus not a candidate.

nyandw wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:48 pm Richmond Hill was a wood framed building, thus not a candidate.

Glendale 1906 wood frame:

Nice pic! Was that tower in the background one of the earlier versions of Pond Tower? or something else?

krispy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 11:10 pm Nice pic! Was that tower in the background one of the earlier versions of Pond Tower? or something else?

Glendale Station Tower 9 - (GW) view E 1906 Dave Keller archive
http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/glendale/glendale.htm

I've also frequented that station up to about 2011 and would ride a CE out there to get Alfie's (pizza) or Jahn's, and catch it on the way back from Pond.

Wow! Used to go to long lunches there too.

This is a tough one... Are we sure it's on Long Island? The PRR borrowed LI engines from time to time...

Kelly&Kelly wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:34 pmThis is a tough one... Are we sure it's on Long Island? The PRR borrowed LI engines from time to time...

I like to learn a bit more about this>

Going back to the original posted photos, from John Specce, the zoom photo individuals are identified as: Fireman Joseph Amott, 3rd from right, Engineer Charles McKeever, 2nd from right. Parlor Car Attendant in gray uniform 3rd from left.

LIRR #41 D52a 4-4-0 This is a special/extra train, hence the white flags on the locomotive. Archive: John Specce

Locomotive #41 was a class D52a and was retired by 1906, so the image of the crew and locomotive is either 1906 or earlier, but not earlier than the locomotive renumbering of 1898, which limits the number of brick depots in use at that time. Yipes!

Idea: Perhaps we are viewing the trees incorrectly in the background? Tall mature trees on small hills?

Nobody?

fireman amott lived in Richmond hill.since the RR named an interlocking after him he must have been a good employee.maybe his age, standing with the company,and seniority on the firemens roster would dictate his work location? its a stretch but its something

northpit wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:02 pm fireman amott lived in Richmond hill.since the RR named an interlocking after him he must have been a good employee.maybe his age, standing with the company,and seniority on the firemens roster would dictate his work location? its a stretch but its something

Richmond Hill wooden frame construction c.1905

Joseph Henry Amott joined the LIRR in 1896 which would place him as the Fireman in the c.1906 photo.

Richmond Hill does indeed have a hill.

Im thinking Woodside, or Winfield.

Winfield before realignment? I think the station building's still there a few blocks east of the right of way.

Kelly&Kelly wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:50 pm Winfield before realignment? I think the station building's still there a few blocks east of the right of way.

Board n' Batten wood construction Winfield Station c.1910 Archive: Art Huneke